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In reply to the discussion: woman posts response to group that taunted her for wearing bikini that exposed stretchmarks [View all]moriah
(8,311 posts)19. That was kind of rude, too.
She's not Michelle Duggar. Give the woman a break and stop judging women on their choices about how they manage their own fertility. Isn't that what we tell others when we advocate the pro-choice stance? Choice is exactly that... *choice*. Hers. Not mine, yours, or the poor planet's.
And at what point is a one-piece bathing suit called for? A bit of a pooch and some stretch marks? Morbid obesity? Where do you draw the line, and who is to be the end arbiter of who gets to wear a bikini?
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woman posts response to group that taunted her for wearing bikini that exposed stretchmarks [View all]
Liberal_in_LA
Aug 2014
OP
She did great not to let them see her cry. The best way to treat bullies is to
rhett o rick
Aug 2014
#3
She should have taken THEIR picture--she could have pretended to be making a phone call, and
MADem
Aug 2014
#5
Sadly, the more common response from bullies to tears is satisfaction, not remorse.
moriah
Aug 2014
#16
I take this to mean you are against the call for shirts off equality ...
Tuesday Afternoon
Aug 2014
#37
My wife is slightly overweight and has an imcision from an appendicitis comdition
brooklynite
Aug 2014
#53